The NFL combine is an age-old tradition that some teams value more than others. Generally, there is little that a coach can learn about a player that has not already been showcased over the course of their college career.
This week, National Football Scouting, Inc., the company that runs the combine has pulled together a committee of personnel surrounding the NFL to review the combine as an institution. The committee, helped along by the NFL operations department, will seek to answer the question of whether the combine is outdated. They will then look for ways to improve upon the pre-existing format, and whether to do away with things like 40-yard dash times and vertical jump heights, in favor of more technologically advanced tools.